QUOTE(CyberSetan @ Dec 29 2008, 11:17 PM)
The problem that currently hinders MSU from starting a medical school in Malaysia is the absence of a training hospital (particularly in Shah Alam and its surrounding area) and the difficulty in obtaining medical experts. In order to overcome these problems, MSU has instead set up its medical school in India itself. Thus, the problem of medical experts unwilling to relocate to Malaysia to teach has been solved.
The medical college and hospital in which MSU is currently collaborating with agrees to supply the training hospital and medical experts simply because it benefits them (monetarily). By doing so, MSU gains the benefit of having the place, resources and man power to start a medical school even though its 100% abroad.
Could have built the campus elsewhere right? Somewhere with a teaching hospital...The medical college and hospital in which MSU is currently collaborating with agrees to supply the training hospital and medical experts simply because it benefits them (monetarily). By doing so, MSU gains the benefit of having the place, resources and man power to start a medical school even though its 100% abroad.
"difficulty in obtaining medical experts" rises because of unwillingness of paying a higher salary to attract them...that's the only reason i can think of right now...
despite your explanation, i still find it strange...a LOCAL university to send malaysians to india, and let indian nationals teach them medicine, for the purpose of treating malaysian patients....i'm sure local doctors are more well versed with our local diseases and demographics....but then, you may argue with the fact that we do send students to UK and Australia....hmmmm =/